plished so much in a short period of time, all for a good cause. It was also great getting to know my online friends from Tile Geeks. I would certainly do it again.” Stephen Belyea, a NTCA State Ambassador as well as a Tile Geek member, said, “It was a pleasure to be a part of the Tile Geeks Project. It was very rewarding to donate my time to the Autism Foundation. It was a bonus to do so with such a great group of people. Everybody that was willing to donate their time was also there with a great attitude. We all came from dif- ferent places and different back- grounds, but we all had the same goal. We were all positive and willing to work hard and do what it takes to get the job done. “It is nice to learn different tech- niques from different people,” he added. “I enjoyed being around people who are as passionate about tile as I am…We would spend quality time at each meal having great conversations. Sitting by the fire having a drink after a long day of work was great. I look forward to doing this again and hope the same caliber of people show up.” “It’s amazing to me, anytime I get together with tile guys, especially the ones willing to donate their time and effort to something like this, I’m struck by the fact that they are simply really cool people,” Kyle said. “They are obviously intelligent in the tile field, but that also filters into other aspects of their personalities. I find the same thing when I go to conventions. I’m amazed at how well we all get along.” Garbe added, “The opportunity to work with these people was as good as I expected it to be, and I would do it again in a second.” TECHNICAL FEATURE/HELPING HANDS ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Tile Geeks Project team (l. to r.): Jon Appleby, Joseph Dantro, Dennis Pacetti, Joe Lenner, Ulas Maris, Jeff Kimmerling, Bethany Sheridan, Jim Garbe, Justin Kyle, Dan Kramer, Stephen Belyea. 108 TileLetter | January 2018